Perl Newsletter

Version

2.0.1

About the script

Perl Newsletter is a universal script for sending e-mail messages from your web site containing any information. The script is manageable, easy to install, cross-functional and uses minimum of hosting requirements.
The script uses Perl software programming language and includes a lot of handy functions and attributes such as creation of mailing lists with category sorting,
sample letter visual editing, sending e-mails with attachments, import/export of e-mail address database etc.

Installation

Unpack the archive and copy its contents into any folder at your web server ("sendmail", for instance).
Open file ConnectDB.pm in a notepad or any other text editor. Specify the connection settings (data base host or IP, data base name, login and password). Arrange the data base tables MySQL SQL-query from perl_newsletter.sql file. Go to the administration area (http://yoursite.com/cgi-bin/admin/index.pl), and enter login - admin and password - 1111. Further specify the desired settings.
Insert html form code into your web page. Below the html form code is shown:

Set permissions (CHMOD) for .pl files 755*. Open the administration panel and enter the password 1111. Specify the necessary settings.

* Some of the hosting providers may require another permissions (CHMOD) (see FAQ of your hosting provider).

- Upload the updated files to your web server;
- Execute the SQL-query from a update.sql

Commercial version

According to the customer’s choice I can adapt the script to particular conditions. Different extra function can be added.

NOTE

The script Perl Newsletter, further on "program", is totally free. You can freely distribute, copy, introduce changes in the open source code of the program, only if you preserve the author’s copyright.
Using the program Perl Newsletter for commercial purposes without the author’s permission is prohibited.
You use this program at your own risk. The author bears no responsibility for the program operability, as well as for the losses and damage a data or anything else connected with the usage and work of the program.

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